Every flu season, I think back to the young teacher I cared for as a nurse in the intensive care unit years ago. He was just 28 years old, healthy, with no underlying conditions. At first, he had ...

Lessler said this year's figures look "much closer to about where you'd expect a normal flu season to be" before the COVID-19 ... which reached 326 weekly infections reported in late December.

Flu season peak months typically occur between December and February, but this can change from year to year and depends on your location. About 8% of people in the United States get sick each flu ...

Few flu seasons have two peaks, particularly at such high intensities. A notable exception was the 2019–2020 flu season, which had three peaks: 7 percent at week 52, 6.8 percent at week 6, and 6 ...

Last winter’s flu season was considered “moderate” overall, but it was long — 21 weeks — and the CDC estimated there were 28,000 flu-related deaths. It was unusually dangerous for ...

The flu is surging in New York and across the US — and claimed the lives of five kids in the days before Christmas.. Positive tests climbed a whopping 12% for the week ending Dec. 21, according ...

The spike comes after cases of RSV and influenza increased before the holiday season in December 2024. Flu season in the U.S. typically occurs in the fall and winter, according to the CDC.

In the local region, the 2024-2025 flu season initially peaked in late December, according to Multnomah County Public Health Director Kirsten Aird, but the trend of cases reversed this month and ...

In this Jan. 23, 2020, file photo, a patient receives an influenza vaccine in Mesquite, Texas. Every flu season, I think back to the young teacher I cared for as a nurse in the intensive care unit ...